xxvii, 622 pages : 24 cm

This comprehensive introductory text presents an up-to-date overview of the most widely used forms of remote sensing imagery and their applications in plant sciences, hydrology, earth sciences, and land use analysis. Completely revised and updated, the second edition includes up-to-date coverage of the recently declassified CORONA imagery and other topics of current significance, and new chapters on hyperspectral remote sensing and global remote sensing. In addition

There is now a chapter on digital remote sensing featuring an essential discussion of the use of the Internet in remote sensing and including a list of relevant World Wide Web addresses. Ideal for both undergraduate and graduate use, the volume is designed to enable instructors to select and alter the sequence of chapters to meet the requirements of their courses

Includes bibliographical references and index

1. History and Scope of Remote Sensing -- 2. Electromagnetic Radiation -- 3. Photographic Sensors -- 4. Digital Data -- 5. Image Interpretation -- 6. Land Observation Satellites -- 7. Active Microwave -- 8. Thermal Radiation -- 9. Image Resolution -- 10. Preprocessing -- 11. Image Classification -- 12. Field Data -- 13. Accuracy Assessment -- 14. Hyperspectral Remote Sensing -- 15. Geographic Information Systems -- 16. Plant Sciences -- 17. Earth Sciences -- 18. Hydrospheric Sciences -- 19. Land Use and Land Cover -- 20. Global Remote Sensing -- Appendix. Calculation of Radiances

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